Owner-occupied housing expenditures rose by 0,9 per cent

Corrected on 10 June 2015. The
corrections are indicated in red.

According to Statistics Finland, the housing costs of
owner-occupied dwellings increased by 0.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014 from
the respective quarter of the year before. According to preliminary
data, the price for purchasing dwellings decreased by 0.5 per cent
over the same period. Compared with the previous quarter, the
housing costs of owner-occupied dwellings remained unchanged and purchasing of dwellings
became 0.4 per cent cheaper.

Indices of owner-occupied housing prices 2010=100
(The figure has been corrected on 10 June 2015)

Statistics Finland's indices of owner-occupied housing prices
consist of two index series. The first series, the index of
owner-occupied housing expenditures describes the development of
the costs of owner-occupied housing. The owner-occupied housing
expenditures consists of the prices of new dwellings purchased by
households and other costs of owner-occupied housing, like
renovations. The second series, purchases of dwellings describes
the price development of all dwellings. The index is based on the
data in the statistics on prices of dwellings in housing companies
and real estate prices. The calculation of the statistics is based
on Council Regulation (EC) no. 93/2013.